Juanita attended Cobb Elementary School and graduated as part of the class of 1970 from Burt High School. She received Christ at a very young age at St. Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church. Juanita had a style of her own and always had style and flair. She enjoyed listening to music, dancing, and watching Sci-Fi movies. Juanita also loved butterflies, reading, being in nature, caring for her plants, listening to jazz music, and writing in her journal. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, especially Facetiming Kemi. Juanita was a people person and never met a stranger. She loved her sisters dearly and will be missed by her family and friends.
Juanita was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Pauline Hildreth; her daughter, Issa Dailey, and her sisters, Mary Musgrove and Geraldine Hildreth. She leaves to cherish her memories; 4 children, N’Gui (Stanielle) Dailey, Aisha Dailey, Letta Dailey, and Okemia Hildreth-Cousan (Darel); sisters, Carolyn Trice, Julia Hildreth and Patsy Ann Moore; 11 grandchildren, Kyle Henderson, Aaliyah Dailey, Kaseem Dailey, Nadya Dailey, Ayonna Howard, Alexis Howard, Amena Howard, Riley Dailey, Audrique Hildreth, Kanen Hildreth, and Amara Cousan; 4 great-grandchildren, Onyx Howard, LeiLani Howard, Kali Howard, and Kamina “Sky” Howard; 9 nieces and nephews; and her 2 sisters-in-love, Linda Mitchell and Marilynn Woodford.
Final arrangements are entrusted to Gateway Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 335 Franklin St. Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone: 931-919-2600. Online condolences may be made by visiting gatewayfh.com.